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Chantal R

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2017

22 Sept 2017, 14:18

Shocking Service, security and controls with regards to ***** on my Account. No apology or feedback provided for over a month

On 15 August, Edgars consultant called me to verify purchases made on my account at Cresta Edgars – to the value of over R8000. I confirmed that I had not made the purchases and that my account was fully paid up – besides a small balance for admin fees charged monthly R61.08. I live in Cape Town and was definitely not at Cresta. Further to this, she confirmed that my card was marked as lost/****** and a new card was re-issued. This was not done by myself – I am still in possession of my card! She told me to go to my nearest branch to confirm that it was not me who made the purchases. First inconvenience caused – I had to go the Edgars to communicate this information, they told me that I needed to get a police affidavit and verified copy of my ID as proof that I had not made the purchases. A further inconvenience as I had to make time before going to work to go to a police station, and then had to go back to Edgars to complete all the paperwork. This is a huge inconvenience as I travel very far to work and back daily – and had to make a considerable effort to attend to this – or I would be liable for the ********** purchases. Up until 4 September 2017 no one had bothered to contact me and it has been three weeks since the incident I sent a complaint specifying that I wanted feedback as to how this could happen and also for them to arrange a new card. I specified that I don't want to talk to a call centre, but that I expected a call and apology on a management level. The following day, the call centre called me just to confirm that the ********** amounts were reversed. NO apology. Made it sound as if it was my problem. When I asked about my card, which is obviously not working, she said I need to go to a branch and request another card. Another inconvenience. I can't use my account due to Edgars poor security and controls and allowing this ********** activity on my account. When I received my month end statement, they only reversed the 2 ********** purchases but had the audacity to charge me the R50 for the ********** card that was issued to the ***** who pretended to be me, and an admin fee on an account that is not active as I don't have a card currently I can shop on. I escalated this to customer service again on 15 September and I am yet to receive a call or a response in writing. I have been a loyal customer for 20 years. This is shocking and unacceptable. To date I have had no apology, and no feedback per my request as to what happened on my account. I am charged with fees for a card which was **********ly re-issued by Edgars, without my consent and an admin fee on a fully paid up account which is not operational due to their incompetence in fixing this situation.

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Edgars
Edgars's reply23 Sept 2017, 09:27
Official

Kindly furnish us with your account or ID number on ***, so that we may liaise with the accounts team regarding the ********** account concern. Alternatively kindly be advised that the matter may be sent directly to the accounts team for actioning. They will revert back directly to you after actioning. The accounts team may be reached on the below details regarding the matter. Please find the following reference number for your post ***/GO.

Tel: *** or ***Edgars.

Tel: ***Jet

Email: ***: Johannesburg

Email: ***: Cape Town / Durban

Tel: ***

Kind regards,

Customer Experience Team

Call Centre: ***.

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Chantal R's update27 Sept 2017, 13:35
Reviewer Update
Please go and read my feedback again and don't copy/paste a reply. I DID CONTACT YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM 15 September AGAIN and WHO HAVE NOT RESPONDED OR CALLED UP TO NOW !!!!!!! Why do you think I have posted this shocking service here. I really don't have time to waste and you and everyone working at Edgars have just wasted my valuable time My Account number is: ********** ********** 00889. I want a FULL audit done on my account with feedback as to what transpired with the *****ulant purchases. Ensure this is fixded and ensure I get a new card or I will close my account.
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Chantal R's update17 Oct 2017, 12:11
Reviewer Update
Another month has passed since this complaint and another escalation to Edgars Customer Services without ANY RESPONSE. Per your copy/paste response on Hello Peter, I furnished the requested details, just to not hear anything. I expect this to be escalated to Management at Edgars. Please respond as a matter of urgency. I am still being billed for an account I cannot use. I am also paying for a replacment card that I never requested!
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Chantal R's update15 Dec 2017, 13:28
Reviewer Update
Another email was sent to Edgars Customer Services on 11 November, to request service charges to be reversed (charged on account **********ly closed) and to CLOSE my account that I cannot use - with NO RESPONSE FROM EDGARS. I received yet another statement, billed with service charges again. I have sent another follow up 15 December. This is absolutely shocking service
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Chantal R's update22 Mar 2018, 13:39
Reviewer Update
It is now 22 March - and I still have not had a call from Edgars to resolve this matter,and my account still has not been closed.